“I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life.”

—  Jean Giraudoux, Amphitryon 38

Source: Amphitryon 38

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Jean Giraudoux14
French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright 1882–1944

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